SHANNON O'KEEFE

Age: 45

On Tour Since: 2015

Hometown: Jacksonville, Alabama

Style: Right

Career PWBA Titles: 15

Shannon’s imprint on the sport of bowling is one that will not be forgotten anytime soon. Once known as a highly touted college softball player, she traded her spikes in for bowling shoes and never looked back. From her 18 consecutive years on Team USA and countless gold medals around the globe, to her three PWBA Player of the Year awards and multiple PWBA Titles and PWBA Major Titles, she continues to write that part of her legacy on the lanes. However, her legacy doesn’t stop there, the seven-time NTCA Coach of the year has also won multiple national titles as a collegiate head coach and continues to influence and inspire those dreaming of following in her footsteps.

Career Highlights

PWBA Titles

2022 - PWBA Twin Cities Open, Eagan, Minn.


2021 - PWBA Bowlers Journal Classic, Arlington, Texas


2019 - PWBA Twin Cities Open, Eagan, Minn.


2019 - PWBA Tucson Open, Tucson, Ariz.


2019 - PWBA East Hartford Open, East Hartford, Conn.


2019 - BowlerX.com PWBA Orlando Open, Orlando, Fla.


2018 - PWBA Sonoma County Open, Rohnert Park, Calif.


2017 - PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open, Seminole, Fla.


2016 - Nationwide PWBA Sonoma County Open, Rohnert Park, Calif.; Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open, Lincoln, Neb.


2016 - PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (with Bill O'Neill), Houston


2015 - PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (with Bill O'Neill), Houston


2015 PWBA Central Regional, Fort Wayne, Ind.


PWBA Majors

2019 - PWBA Tour Championship, Richmond, Va.


2018 - USBC Queens, Reno, Nev.


2017 - Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship, Richmond, Va.


Awards

2018, 2019 and 2022 PWBA Player of the Year


Head women’s bowling coach at Jacksonville State University


2017 and 2023 Intercollegiate Team Championships winner as head coach at McKendree


2017 and 2022 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship winner as head coach at McKendree


Seven-time NTCA Division II/III Coach of the Year at McKendree (2016-2022)


2018 Team USA Trials Champion


2017 Team USA Trials runner-up


2016 USBC Women's Championships Diamond Doubles and All-Events Champion


2014 USBC Women's Championships Diamond Team Champion


2011 USBC Women's Championships Scratch Team Champion


2011 Texas State Queens Champion


2010 PBA Southwest Region Del-Mar Lanes Challenge Champion


2008 USBC Team USA Trials Champion


Finalist for the 2007 Harry Glickman Professional Athlete of the Year Award, presented to Oregon’s top athlete


2001 and 2006 Rochester Queens Champion


2003 Lilac City Women’s Team and Doubles Champion


2001 New York State Queens Champion


Other Achievments

Two gold medals (doubles, all-events) and one silver medal (singles) at 2022 PANAM Bowling Champion of Champions


One gold medal (singles) and one silver medal (doubles) at 2022 World Games


One silver medal (singles) and two bronze medals (team, all-events) at 2019 World Bowling Women's Championships


One gold medal (doubles) at 2019 Pan American Games


2018 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup champion


Two gold medals (doubles, trios) and one silver medal (team) at 2018 PABCON Women's Championships


One gold medal (trios) and one bronze medal (doubles) at 2017 World Bowling World Championships


One gold medal (trios), one silver medal (team) and one bronze medal (Masters) at 2016 PABCON Women's Championships


One gold medal (team) at 2015 World Bowling Women's Championships


Two gold medals (trios, team) and one bronze medal (doubles) at 2014 PABCON Championships


Two gold medals (doubles, all-events) and one silver medal (team) at 2013 WTBA World Championships


Two gold medals (trios, team) at 2011 WTBA World Championships


One gold medal (team), one silver medal (doubles) and one bronze medal (Masters) at 2010 PABCON Championships


Three gold medals (all-events, trios, team) at 2009 PABCON Championships


Silver medal (doubles with Mexico’s Adriana Perez) at 2008 Federation Tenpin Bowling Cup


Four gold medals (all-events, singles, Team Masters, national all-events), one silver (mixed doubles) and one bronze (Masters) at 2008 PABCON Championship of the Champions


Gold (singles) and two silvers (team, trios) medals at 2007 WTBA World Championships


Five gold medals (singles, doubles, team, all-events, national all-events) and one silver (mixed doubles) at 2006 Tournament of the Americas


Silver medal (team) at 2005 WTBA World Championships